Kidney Stones Laser Recovery Time. Place a stent in the ureter to allow urine and small pieces of kidney stone to pass through. Some kidney stone patients must contend with a stent in the ureter during recovery.
In some cases. Most of the kidney stones of smaller size can pass on their own in a span of 40 to 50 days. Recovery time from a ureteroscopy is typically no more than two or three days.
Hospital stay and recovery time.
Laser is more effective even on complex stones. You may feel the urge to go even if you don t need to. The type of laser used with the ureteroscope is called a holmium laser a similar procedure uses a. The ureteroscope device which provides a video image and has small working channels is inserted into the bladder and up the ureter until the stone is encountered.